Symposium Overview

TIES 2016 — Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium (TIES)

SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW

New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA), The Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC), and the Canadian Music Centre (CMC) are pleased to announce the 10th edition of the Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium (TIES), and delighted to welcome composer, improviser and Plunderphonics pioneer John Oswald as Keynote Speaker this year.

TIES is a unique point of convergence for a growing international community of diverse electroacoustic (EA) practitioners. We look forward to seeing you at TIES 2016, where you can explore and share new developments in equipment and software development, and perspectives on performance and research practices, while expanding your artistic and professional network.

TIES 2016 is sponsored by FACTOR.

Schedule Summary

For more information, including all abstracts, programme notes and biographies, please refer to the TIES programme booklet.

Day 1 — Wednesday 10 August 2016VENUES: 09:00-17:00 at the CMC / 19:00-22:00 at Geary Lane

12:00–13:00 • Opening Reception/Reception

13:00–14:00 • Lecture-Recital #1

14:00–15:00 • Lecture-Recital #2

15:00–15:30 • Break

15:30–16:30 • Lecture-Recital #3

16:30–17:00 • Introduction (Installation)

17:00–19:30 • Dinner

19:00–19:30 • Installation

19:30 Symposium Concert #1

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13:00–14:00 • Lecture-Recital #1

Venue: Canadian Music CentreHost: TBA

Kazimierz Serocki - Pianophonie (1978) for piano, electronic sound transformation and orchestra: reproducing old analogue sound transformation devices using the MAX/MSP and Max for Live environment by Adam Ko?mieja

19:00–19:30 • Installation

In this concert, works by John Oswald and Paul Dolden - two highly individual and distinguished Canadian artists - will trace how they approach the concept of sonic density through their original use of multi-tracking recording techniques since the 1970’s. Included will be the world premiere by Paul Dolden of Air of the Rainbow Robe and Feathered Skirt, a new work commissioned by NAISA with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, part of his full length work Music of Another Present Era as well as his works: Below the Walls of Jericho, L’ivresse de la vitesse, and an excerpt from Who Has the Biggest Sound. Also included will be the following works by John Oswald: Vertical Time, DAB, Skindling Shadés, and Global Wilderness.

Programme notes and biographies for the Thursday and Saturday evening Sound Travels concerts and for the installation can be found on the NAISA website and in the Sound Travels programme booklet. https://naisa.ca/festivals/sound-travels

Day 4 — Saturday 13 AugustVENUE: Geary Lane

09:00–09:30 • Coffee

09:30–11:00 • Paper Session #5

11:00–11:15 • Break

11:15–12:45 • Paper Session #6

12:45–14:15 • Lunch

12:45–18:30 • Mobile Installation

14:15–15:15 • Lecture-Recital #5

15:15-15:30 • Break

15:30-17:00 • Symposium Concert #4

17:00–19:30 • Dinner

19:00–19:30 • Installation

19:30 • Symposium Concert #5

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09:30–11:00 • Paper Session #5

Venue: Geary LaneChair: TBA

Solitary Soundscapes
by Sarah Brown

Live Coding the Mobile Voice
by Tanya Goncalves

Radiophonic Arts and the Problem of the Stage
by Joseph Sannicandro

11:15–12:45 • Paper Session #6

Venue: Geary LaneChair: TBA

Proposing an Application for Binaural Beating in Timbre Modulation
by Brian Connolly

Sonifying Tidmarsh
by Richard Graham

Convergence of Set: A very general technique for automated musical decision making
by Sean Peuquet

12:45–18:30 • Mobile Installation

Venue: Geary LaneHost: TBA

Johann Diedrick — Good Vibrations

14:15–15:15 • Lecture-Recital #5

Venue: Geary Lane ChairChair: TBA

Sharing the studio in the creation of Lépidoptères: a study in collaboration and notation
by Terri Hron

Canadian Music Centre (CMC)

Public transportation (TTC)
— The CMC is located just off Yonge Street, a short walk from several subway stations: Wellesley (closest), Museum, Yonge/Bloor or Bay.

By foot
— From Wellesley Station, walk west along Wellesley towards Yonge and cross at the lights to the west side of Yonge. Walk north along Yonge until you reach
St. Joseph Street then turn left heading west. The CMC is located on the north side of St. Joseph Street.

By car
— From the 401 take the Yonge Street exit and drive south (5 km). Just past Bloor Street, turn right onto Irwin Avenue. Make a left onto Bay Street, and
another immediate left onto St. Joseph Street (a one-way street, running east). Please note that parking is expensive and very limited in downtown Toronto.

Travelling from the CMC to Geary Lane

Public transportation (TTC)
— Take the Yonge subway line north from Wellesley Station to Bloor/Yonge Station, transfer to the Bloor line and take the subway west to Dufferin. Transfer to the 29 Dufferin bus north from Dufferin Station on line 2 and get off at Brandon Ave. Walk south on Dufferin (2 minutes) then east on Geary Ave.